Opera Carolina, the region’s largest professional opera company, has been providing area students, teachers, and families with not only first-rate performances, but also a wonderful vehicle into their classroom curriculum through its educational programs. Since 1971, Opera Carolina has been committed to providing these experiences and is dedicated to continuing its highly acclaimed programs and bettering them with each season.
ashley@operacarolina.org
http://www.operacarolina.org
1600 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204
Mecklenburg
704.332.7177
704.332.6448
Musical storytelling brought right to your school!
Opera Xpress, Opera Carolina’s educational touring company, provides delightful productions of children’s operas to help teachers use opera as a classroom resource and help students understand and appreciate opera as an art form that integrates all of the fine arts and humanities. This year’s performance is tailored to K-5 age groups with curriculum guide activities that address the most up-to-date standards in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Music, and more.
2023/24 Feature:
Los Coyotes y Las Conejas (The Coyotes and the Rabbits)
Meet Scrawny, a young coyote on an adventure learning to read – something no decent coyote would do – and his cousin, Loco, aiming to set him on the right path. Guiding us through their misadventures are the mischievous rabbits Chiquita and Banana, having their own fun with Loco and his lack of learning.
This 35-minute bilingual opera is based on a Mexican folktale, underscoring the importance of education to a life filled with adventures in knowledge.
Conoce a Scrawny, un joven coyote en una aventura aprendiendo a leer, algo que un coyote decente nunca haria, y a su primo Loco, con el objetivo de ponerlo en el camino correcto. Guiandonos a traves de sus desventuras, los traviesos conejos Chiquita y Banana se diverten con Loco y su falta de aprendizaje.
Esta opera bilingue de treinta y cinco minutos esta basada en un cuento popular mexicano y subraya la importancia de la educacion para una vida llena de aventuras en el conocimiento.
In-school experience for K-5 learners:
· 35 minute performance + Q&A with our artists
· Learning guide focuses on curriculum priorities and socio-emotional learning; able to be integrated into learning platforms
Teil Buck
704.332.7177 x105
teil@operacarolina.org
Available October – June 2024
To be arranged with school
A cleared space to perform (no actual stage necessary) and 20ft distance between artists and audience.
School’s space of choice.
Live: $500/performance (non-Title I); $350/performance (Title I)
SL1: Students will prepare for and participate effectively in conversations and collaborations with diverse partners to build on their own and others’ ideas while expressing them clearly and persuasively.
W3 and W9: Students will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events while using effective technique and will draw supporting evidence from literary and/or informational texts.
R7 and R9: Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and will analyze how these mediums’ content address similar themes and topics to build knowledge or compare approaches.
From the Arts Education, Music K-5 Standards: CR.1: Students will understand global, interdisciplinary, and 21st century connections with the art form of opera through the performance and the study guide’s various activities, including exploration into the art forms relevancy in today’s world.
MR.1: Students will understand the interacting elements to respond to music and operatic performances including, but not limited to, performance etiquette, voice types, settings, and more.
From the Social Studies Standards: K-5.H.1: Students will explore and understand many facets of culture through the performance and the guide’s activities.
Sponsoring school/group must provide cancellation in writing within two weeks of the performance viewing window’s start date. If sponsor cancels less than two weeks in advance, sponsor may be subject to pay partial performance fees.